This was expanded to five editions for containerization and Internet of Things (IoT) as of the release of Fedora 37 in November 2022.

[17][18][19] Fedora has a reputation for focusing on innovation, integrating new technologies early on and working closely with upstream Linux communities.

Additionally, extra repositories can be added to the system, so that software not available in Fedora Linux can be installed easily.

Fedora also provides users with an easy-to-use build system for creating their own repositories called Copr.

[33] As of Fedora 41, both the GNOME and KDE editions do not ship with X.Org Server session support by default.

[14][35] The Fedora Workstation editions target users who want a reliable, user-friendly, and powerful operating system for their laptop or desktop computer while still being on the cutting edge of new technologies.

The current official spins, as of Fedora 41, are KDE Plasma (starting with Fedora 42, this spin will be promoted to an edition),[39] Xfce,[40] LXQt,[41] MATE (with Compiz),[42] Cinnamon,[43] LXDE,[44] SoaS,[45] i3,[46] Phosh (for use on PinePhone),[47] Budgie,[48] and Sway.

[54] The long-term goal for this effort is to transform Fedora Workstation into an image-based system where applications are separate from the OS, and updates are atomic.

[59] CoreOS replaced the established Container Linux when it was merged with Project Atomic[60] after its acquisition by Red Hat in January 2018.

[62] These are built with specific sets of software packages, targeting specific interests such as gaming, security, design,[63] robotics,[64][65] and scientific computing[66] (that includes SciPy, Octave, Kile, Xfig and Inkscape).

This spin was intended to make it easier for anyone (developers, independent software vendors (ISV), original equipment manufacturers (OEM), etc.)

They are intended for special cases or expert users that want to have custom installations or configuring Fedora from scratch.

Warren Togami began Fedora Linux in 2002 as an undergraduate project at the University of Hawaii,[70] intended to provide a single repository for well-tested third-party software packages so that non-Red Hat software would be easier to find, develop, and use.

[76] Since the release of Fedora 21, as an effort to bring modularization to the Fedora distribution and make development more agile,[77][78] three different versions are available: Workstation, focused on the personal computer, Server and Atomic for servers, Atomic being the version meant for cloud computing.

[79] The issue was resolved and the parties settled on a co-existence agreement that stated that the Cornell-UVA project could use the name when clearly associated with open source software for digital object repository systems and that Red Hat could use the name when it was clearly associated with open source computer operating systems.

[80] In April 2020, project leader Matthew Miller announced that Fedora Workstation would be shipping on select new ThinkPad laptops, thanks to a new partnership with Lenovo.

[97] This is a copy of a complete Fedora distribution where new software is added and tested, before inclusion in a later stable release.

In many cases, the software is made of CVS, Subversion or Git source code snapshots which are often actively developed by programmers.

Although Rawhide is targeted at advanced users, testers, and package maintainers, it is capable of being a primary operating system.

Users interested in the Rawhide branch often update on a daily basis and help troubleshoot problems.

[97] Rawhide users do not have to upgrade between different versions as it follows a rolling release update model.